Danny Smith’s Guide to 2008

Danny Smith’s Guide to 2008 Pt3

Danny Smith was writing lots of guides to Brum for the Itchy guide, last year. It never happened, so we present his guide to the past in a number of parts (see all the parts): New Era 41 Corporation Street Birmingham B2 4LS Neweracap.com A shop. For caps. Yep that’s right an entire shop devoted the gaudy headwear of our knife happy youth. There is poverty, homelessness and disease on our own doorstep and we build shops to sell each other tasteless millinery. Pretty soon the polar caps will melt and all we humans will die. It’s no less than we deserve. We  had to leave the shop after a really short amount of time because the compulsion to peel the labels of the brims and bend the peaks a little was overwhelming Open; mon-weds, 10am-7pm; thurs, 10am-7.30; fri-sat, 10am-7pm; sun, 12pm-6pm Baguette Du Monde Various locations in the city centre “What is this life if, full of care, we have no time to stand and stare?” W. H. Davies. Stop and stare?! Lets face it most of us don’t even have a chance to sit and eat, let alone stop and bloody stare. Luckily cheap food on the...

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Danny Smith’s Guide to 2008 Pt2

Danny Smith was writing lots of guides to Brum for the Itchy guide, last year. It never happened, so we present his guide to the past in a number of parts (see all the parts): The Black Horse 22 Jennens Road, Aston, Birmingham, B7 4EH Tel, 01213597108 Kurt Cobain delivered the lethal blow to Heavy Metal in the early nineties; by all accounts it was a mercy killing. Just over a decade later every city harbours the refugees in little die hard pockets. One of these last bastions of the Metal subculture in Birmingham is relatively new and despite its unfortunate location – that’s quite a stomp away from the city centre- it’s thriving due to its community atmosphere, friendly staff, cheap prices and ongoing support for local music. For more detail we highly recommend you pop in for a chat. Vintage Clothing 82-85 Digbeth High st No where a satisfying, or as cheap, as rooting around a charity shop or car boot sale and finding cool stuff yourself, the imaginatively titled Vintage Clothes  misses the half the fun of vintage clothes by offering exactly what your looking for at competitive prices. A short walk from the Bull Ring...

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Danny Smith’s Guide to 2008 Pt1

Danny Smith was writing lots of guides to Brum for the Itchy guide, last year. It never happened, so we present his guide to the past in a number of parts: Readers World 137 Digbeth Birmingham B5 6DR 01216438664 Sure you could go to Borders or WH Smiths who, I’m sure, will always have exactly what you want in clean, well lit, and organised sections. But who wouldn’t rather want to lose half a day rooting around huge Health and Safety defying stacks of second hand sci-fi and fantasy books, in a shop that resembles a cross between a Harry Potter set and a reclusive geeks bedroom? The worlds is a richer place for having shops of this type of uniquely British oddness and consider it your patriotic duty to pop in and grab a musty bargain. Tues-Sat, 10am-5.30pm Snobs Nightclub 29 Paradise Circus Queensway Birmingham B1 2BJ 01216435551 Big Wendsdays at Snobs is kinda like the Rolling Stones; just when you think it is due to die, a new generation discovers it and it becomes even more popular than before. The décor hasn’t changed since my parents were enjoying the 50p shots and rutting in the toilets. Most...

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